Posted October 7, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Solving Global Warming
There are moments in history when the stars line up and people insist on something else entirely and they won’t take no for an answer. Think of the Civil Rights movement, campaigns against child labor or in favor of women’s...continued→
Posted October 4, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
Here’s a (dreadful) recap of last month: there were indications from EPA that it will be delaying the proposal of new standards for carbon pollution from power plants. President Obama delayed updating the Ozone rule. And in the house, Republicans...continued→
Posted September 20, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
According to BusinessWeek, Columbus, Ohio was the best place in the country to raise a family in 2009, and likely still at the top of their list. In 2008, Forbes Magazine ranked the city as the no. 1 up-and-coming “tech...continued→
Posted September 14, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Environmental Justice, Solving Global Warming
I'm armed with a redbull and committing to a long night watching the Climate Reality Project. Updates are coming here! Already we have been to Mexico City, Boulder, CO, and Victoria, British Columbia. I have learned much from each presenter, and...continued→
Posted September 14, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Environmental Justice, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
You would be called crazy if you denied climate change and lived in Bangladesh, where rising sea levels are threatening to claim coast lines, or lived on the Tibetan Plateau, where the permafrost area is shrinking, or in Kenya, where...continued→
Posted September 8, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
Iron and steel production dominated Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s economic and physical landscape for 150 years. Our country’s bridges, railways and skyscrapers were built thanks largely to Pittsburgh steel. During this period of industrial production and prosperity, Pittsburgh inherited the nickname “The...continued→
Posted August 30, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
I recently read a story about Rosa Isela, a 9-year-old living in Boston. It left a strong impression on me. Rosa was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2, after being rushed to the emergency room. “When the doctor...continued→
Posted August 23, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Environmental Justice, Solving Global Warming
Political discourse today is centered on our nation’s budget priorities. A year ago, the debt ceiling was a procedural matter, not a political battlefield. A year ago, I had never heard the phrase “entitlement program;” now it’s a political lighting...continued→
Posted August 15, 2011 by Radha Adhar in Environmental Justice, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
I was born in 1986. Which makes me a member of the millennial generation. I want be a source of information for youth who don’t know about climate change but want to learn. I want to help give a voice...continued→
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